Income tax appeals grow easier with regional bureau offices
Washington notes decentralization of the Internal Revenue Service shifts tax disputes away from Washington. Regional technical staffs will handle under and over $5000 income returns, with auditors reviewing larger cases. Taxpayers can appeal to the Board of Tax Appeals, then possibly to the Federal Court, though costs stay high.
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Bruce Catton P
Washington
Dnele Sam
Shapler
Toma
Commissioner of Internal Revenue
Monts Helm
Counntry
Revenge Bureau
Staike
Avalabiliy
Tachnical-Staal-Iastikel
Board of Tax Appeals
Federal Court
Uncle Sam
NBA
Fuud
Ten Year February Rainfall Record Set at Hempstead County
A new February rainfall record for Hempstead County is noted at the Fruit and Truck Branch Experiment Station with 11.49 inches this month after 12 rainy days in 23. The report compares to the 1932 February high of 8.38 inches and places the month within eight inches of the all time February record, noting long term averages and recent trends. Slight wind damage reported from Hope with several barns affected at Rocky Mound and a dog house moved, but no further county damage.
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Fruit and Truck Branch Experiment Station
Hempstead County
Nathan Doublny Smith
Washington
Hempstead
Lory Wits
Wwitty
Timos Wes
Hers
Hope
Foy Hammons
Rocky Mound
16 Are Killed by British Soldiers
Jerusalem reports indicate British troops, with RAF support, killed 16 Arabs in a northern Palestine clash as part of a wave that killed 34 this week. A time bomb was seized in a Jerusalem market averting further casualties. An Arab strike shut Haifa stores and halted work.
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Jerusalem
Palestine
Ling
Royal Air Force
Andi
Haifa
Woman Invents Train Sleeping Aid in Railcar Comfort Push
Meg Sarah L Gossard, a 65 year old inventor from Los Angeles, has created a sleeping bag for railroad passengers. The device attaches to a day coach cushion and curtains the gap between seats, allowing travelers to sleep more comfortably on trains. Gossard, known for the front-lace corsets that launched her fortune, has a history of inventions, including a portable shower bath and a permanent wave machine, with a dirigible still in blueprint stage.
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Los Angeles
Meg
Sarah L. Gossard
Cranium Crackers: odd term in each grouping
In each set one name or term does not fit with the others. Group 1 likely oddity is Jem Moco. Group 2 oddity is Greenland. Group 3 oddity is Count Pose or Claude Melnotte depending on category. Group 4 oddity is yel low or a color mis-spelled. The page appears to be a puzzle or word game with scrambled or misread items.
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Jake Kilrain
Jem Moco
Tom Sayers
Gene Tunney
Tom King
Greenland
Barrieo
Mindanao
Alaska
Ireland
Hedda Gabler
Count Pose
Bairae
Claude Melnotte
Orlane Ao
Tuesday Last Day Buy Auto License in Little Rock
In Little Rock the Tuesday deadline allows drivers to purchase licenses without penalties. Franklin D. Clancy, supervisor of the motor vehicle bureau, expected about 250000 licenses to be sold this year, with over 2000 sold Monday as late buyers swarmed the capitol. The bureau planned to stay open until 9pm Monday and Tuesday, with an estimated 30000 licenses to be sold this year.
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Little Rock
Franklin
D. Clancy
Motor Vehicle Bureau
Capitol
Clancy
Hendrix Debating Team to Meet Louisiana Tech Tuesday
Conway Ark February 23 Hendrix College freshman Robert Jewell son of Mrs A T Jewell is a member of the college debating team hosting Louisiana Polytechnic Institute in Hendrix chapel on Tuesday night. Jewell also attended a practice debate at Fayetteville Monday with the University of Arkansas. In Canada Montreal leads Quebec manufacturing output accounting for 47 percent of the province total.
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Conway
Ark
Robert Jewell
A.T. Jewell
Hendrix College
Louisiana Polytechnic Institute
Hendrix Chapel
Jewell
University of Arkansas
Fayetteville
Thought on Will and Gift in Giving
A concise reflection notes that intention governs generosity more than the material act, arguing that the will to give defines the giver, not the gift itself. It emphasizes inner motive over outward wealth.
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Lessing
District Ten Cage Tournament Here Friday Saturday
District 10 boys basketball tournament opens Friday and runs through Saturday at the high school gym. One district representative will advance to the state meet in Fayetteville next week. Local officials expect 10 or more teams with single elimination play and tickets sold for students 25 cents and adults 50 cents.
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Fayetteville
Cuach Foy Hammonds
Hope
Moody
Nashville
Sale
Pavetevalle
Bgner
Paul Philbrick
Charles Reynerson
Palinos
Magnolia
Frisco Woman Wins Movie Contest Prize
Elizabeth C. Beningala of San Francisco won the $50,000 first prize in a $250,000 provie quiz contest. Laura W. Carpenter of Barberton took $25,000 second prize, while J. Howell Talley of Birmingham and Mary Hiavwn of Nashville won $10,000 each. A total of 404 prizes were awarded from 2,185,000 contestants who submitted quiz answers and 50 word essays on favorite films.
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New York
Elizabeth C. Beningala
San Francisco
Laura W. Carpenter
Barberton
J. Howell Talley
Bioningham
Ala
Mary Hiavwn
Nashville, Tenn
Mind Your Manners Quiz Answers Remain Unclear
A fragmented old column asks a series of etiquette questions for young men on dates in Pa or Or and provides brief, partially garbled answers. It discusses punctuality, flowers, spending limits, motherly gestures, pre-emptive plans, and how to act when a wife dresses before you.
First Prosecution for Wage Violation in Boston Miss
The government’s first criminal wage and hour case ended with guilty pleas and $1,500 in fines. Indictments charged Brows Contract Stitching, Massachusetts Shoe, and Nathan Brown with failing to pay 24 cents an hour, falsifying records, and not maintaining required records and interstate commerce of goods.
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Boston
Miss
Ing
Ine
Massachusetts Shoe Company
Nathan Brown
Expect Big Vote in Chi Election
Chicago voters faced a high-stakes mayoral primary as Edward J. Kelly seeks renomination against Thomas J. Cowiney in the Democratic camp while Dwight H. Green faces Big Bill Thompson in the Republican race. The city anticipates turnout surpassing a thousand voters as party factions vie for influence and control.
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Chi
United States
William Hale
Big Bill
Conscience fund tale ends with freight fare joke
A Cheyenne clerk recounts a Salem man who once rode a freight train home and offered to pay half fare. R. M. Reed, Colorado & Southern agent, says the cheapest coach fare is 214 dollars with no authority to reduce. The piece ends with cryptic notes about conscience funds and a ragged finish.
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Cheyenne
Wyo
Salem
Ove
R. M. Reed
Colorado & Southern
Denver
Reed
Beatification of This City Urged by Hope Dentist Speaker
Dr W R Alexander of Hope spoke at the Kiwanis luncheon at Hotel Bartow on nature study, home grounds, and highway beautification. He argued attractive homes boost a town’s appearance and reduce accidents, urging neighbors to start beautification work now. Guests included WPA clerk Junior Pope Estus Sparlin and Cliff Stewart arranged program.
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W. R. Alexander
Hope
Hope Kiwanis Club
Hotel Bartow
Alexander
Cliff Stewart
Junior Pope
WPA
Estus Sparlin
Fayette- Ville
Dr. Alexander
Professor Snorts At Bellowless Bulls
BIG BEND PARK AREA Texas professor and folklore writer J Frank Dobie laments breeders have removed the bellow from bulls. He recalls old longhorns bellowing while fighting as brush and dust rose, contrasting with modern Herefords that sound weak and lack power.
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Big Bend Park
Tex
J. Frank Dobie
Texas University
Dohice
Debtors Help Doctor Build a New Home
In Lemon Grove California after six years of an unusual debt payment plan Dr Ebon B McGregor moved into a two story house. Fifty patients offered labor as retribution for his medical bills and though the first shift failed later groups completed the home. Each worker fixed his own wages for construction work.
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Lemon Grove
Calif
Ebon B. McGregor
Physcan
Deisavens Batiils
Spain's President Resigns Leaves Republic Headless
Manuel Azana, addressing Diego Barrio, resigns as president of the Spanish republican government. Barrio declines constitutional succession, leaving Madrid without a president as Negrin summons a cabinet meeting amid unsettled recognition news from Britain and France. Franco declares the Nationalist government will remain independent in a telegram read in Parliament.
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Colognes
Manuel Azana
Diego Barrio
Arana
Barcelona
Barrio
Madrid
Spain
Juan Negrin
Sob
Generalissimo
Rebus
London
Eng
Chamberlain
House of Commons
Generalssima Franco
Three Hurt in N C hail storm across parishes
NEW ORLEANS three persons injured in a violent hail and wind storm that caused about 200000 dollars in damage to homes crops and rock and cabbage crops in Chalmette St Bernard and Plaquemines parishes. The storm swept through the city and three neighboring parishes late Monday leaving widespread destruction.
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New Orleans
Ervin Pitre
Lottie Pitre
Jean Marie Micaville
Chalmrette
St. Bernard Parish
Peaches Safe From Freeze Damages in Nashville District
Orchardists in the Nashville area report little or no actual damage to the peach crop from last week’s freezes. The trees budded late but should bloom by week’s end if no new cold wave arrives. Ground moisture from heavy February rains supports a good crop, though incessant rains hinder field work and may delay early planting.
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Nashville
Ark
Insurance Report Sparks House Debate
A House debate erupts over claims that Mrs Roosevelt wrote insurance for a Pan American Airways Clipper. Rep Schafer and Rep Wis. clash with Rep Ford over who authorized the policy and the Treasury Post Office appropriation bill of 996000 for air mail service.
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Washington
Schafer
Wis
Franklin D. Roogervelt
Pan American Airways
Pan-American
Treasury Post Office
Ford
Dem. Call
Roosevelt and
Sargent
James Roosevelt
Roosevelt
Place Friendships Above are Scholarship
Norman Oklahoma university freshmen women explain motives for attending in a questionnaire. Principal aim is to make friendships among 333 respondents. Other aims include learning how to study and becoming more self-reliant.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Norman
Okla
Oklahoma University
Arkansas Senate Debate on State Land Policy and Old Age Pensions
Senator Milum led a discussion on a proposed bill shaping the state's land policy and promoting settlement. Kimzey backed broader colonization ideas while Byrd urged restraint on old age pension measures. Gordon voiced opposition to certain measures as the chamber prepared morning business.
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Milum
Arkansas
Kimzey
P Board
States of
Gordon
Pink Boll Worm Threat Narrows Cotton Profits
Yoe Mans Georgia official notes pink boll worm spreads internationally from Mexico to Florida and across several states. He cites a 1993 resolution by the Cotton Branch of the American Entomologists, urging non cotton cultivation to eradicate the pest which defies control.
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Manning
Yeo
Yeemans
Georgia
Tami Fila
American Associa Economic Entomologists
Mexico
New Mexico
Arizona
Yoesmans
Robbery at Chief of Police Home Ends With Quick Flight
Huntington Park California police chief W L Hultquist rushes to his own house after a call reporting a robbery at 65087 Templeton Street. A red haired woman robbed the chief and his wife, taking clothing and two revolvers, then fled, leaving the chief stunned by the intruder’s audacity.
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Huntington Park
Calif
W. L. Hultquist
Templeton
Robsher
Cotton Ont Vo Id Tee Sete Vs
The fragment details cotton production terms and a textile test in a historic page. Readable items mention fiber, dye, and loom processes alongside brief supplier notes and local trade terms. No clear event or person identified.
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Hendrix
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Frisco
Robert Wadlow
Alton
Billy
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Franco
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ST. Lqovis
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Kansas City
Weather Bureau
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Wallace Beery
Rita Beery
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Beery
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